uw-imap: remote format string vulnerability
Published Feb 22, 2009
No CVSS score
EPSS 0.81%
Description
Rejected reason: Format string vulnerability in the University of Washington (UW) c-client library, as used by the UW IMAP toolkit imap-2007d and other applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the initial request to the IMAP port (143/tcp). NOTE: Red Hat has disputed the vulnerability, stating "The Red Hat Security Response Team have been unable to confirm the existence of this format string vulnerability in the toolkit, and the sample published exploit is not complete or functional." CVE agrees that the exploit contains syntax errors and uses Unix-only include files while invoking Windows functions
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Disputed: The Red Hat Product Security have been unable to confirm the existence of this format string vulnerability in the toolkit, and the sample published exploit is not complete or functional.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Dec 12, 2024.
Score over time
Feb–Dec 2024- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00814) | 82.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00814) | 81.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00879) | 81.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0671 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486963 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0671
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0671
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0671 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486963 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0671 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0671 |
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